2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 352
Prize Pool: $181,280
February 10-11, 2020

WSOP Circuit Event 5 continued the trend of huge turnouts for the series when 352 entries showed up for the $400 Six-Handed NLH tournament. The short-handed game played down to a talented final table and South Florid’s Arkadiy Tsinis conquered it to walk away with his fifth WSOP Circuit ring.

Our players combined to create a prize pool worth $181,820 and they made the money late on Day 2 with 53 getting paid.

Of those 352 entries, only 25 advanced to Day 2 and Tsinis was sixth coming back and he rode his stack to the final table. He stack was on a rollercoaster once they were down to seven players but he caught aces late to eliminate Michael Rossitto in fourth place.

Tsinis began heads up play by doubling up against chip leader Scott Dobbs on the first hand and he never looked back. He rivered a wheel on the last hand to take the title along with $39,527.

This is the fifth WSOP Circuit ring for Tsinis but he only owns his first. The rest he gifted to friends and family and he plans to do that with this one as well. Also, Tsinis isn’t resting on his laurels and immediately went the registration desk to register for the ongoing $1,125 Pot Limit Omaha game.

Congratulations to Arkadiy and thanks again to everyone for the great showing.

Final table results:

1st: Arkadiy Tsinis – $39,527 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Scott Dobbs – $24,429
3rd: Ruben Javier Vallejo – $16,710
4th: Michael Rossitto – $11,672
5th: Stephan Nussrallah – $8,330
6th: Michael Tait – $6,076
7th: John Gorsuch – $4,533

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante

Arkadiy Tsinis kept the pressure on the shorter stacked Scott Dobbs and extended his lead. Then Tsinis limped his button and Dobbs moved all in for 865,000. After confirming the count, Tsinis called.

Tsinis:
Dobbs:

Dobbs needed to catch to stay alive and paired his deuce on the flop. The turn gave Tsinis outs on top of his over cards and he made a wheel on the river to lock up the hand and the tournament.

Dobbs earned$24,429 for his runner-up finish while Tsinis took home $39,527 and his fifth career WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: Arkadiy Tsinis – $39,527 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Scott Dobbs – $24,429

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 352

On the first hands of heads up and the last hand before the break, they saw a flop of . Dobbs bet 125,000 and Tsinis called on the button. The turn came , Dobbs checked, Tsinis bet 325,000 and Dobbs called.

The river was , Dobbs checked again, Tsinis bet 650,000 and Dobbs announced all in. Tsinis called at risk for 1,895,000 and showed for two pair kings and treys to beat the two pair sevens and fives of Dobbs with .

After the hand and the chips were shuffled over, they took a ten-minute break.

Arkadiy Tsinis – 4,890,000 (98 bb)
Scott Dobbs – 2,150,000 (43 bb)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 352

Shortly after Michael Rossitto was knocked out, Ruben Javier Vallejo put his 595,000 stack in the middle after a flop and Scott Dobbs called.

Dobbs:
Vallejo:

Vallejo flopped middle pair but was way behind Dobbs’ flopped heart flush. The board finished turn and to send Vallejo out in third place.

Scott Dobbs – 5,065,000 (101 bb)
Ruben Javier Vallejo – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,710)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 352

Michael Rossitto and Arkadiy Tsinis were heads up to a flop. Rossitto bet from the small blind and Tsinis moved all in for 785,000 from the big. Rossitto thought for a minute and called.

Tsinis:
Rossitto:

Tsinis had the well-disguised rockets in the big blind and they held after the turn and river for his double up. Rossitto was down to two big blinds and eliminated two hands later after making his second final table of the series.

Arkadiy Tsinis – 1,975,000 (40 bb)
Michael Rissotto – Eliminated in 4th Place ($11,672)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 352

Stephan Nussrallah open-shoved all in for 340,000 from under the gun and Arkadiy Tsinis called from the cutoff. It folded to Michael Rossitto in the big blind and he moved all in for 1,345,000. Tsinis thought for a moment and folded.

Rossitto:
Nussrallah:

Nussrallah had two live suited cards, missed the flop but picked up a club draw. He blanked the turn and the river sent him out in fifth place.

Michael Rossitto – 2,105,000 (42 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis – 1,260,000 (25 bb)
Stephan Nussrallah – Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,330)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 352

Action folded to Michael Rossitto in the small blind and he moved all in for 600,000 on the nose. Stephan Nussrallah called from the big with a chance to knock Rossitto out.

Rossitto:
Nussrallah:

Rossitto was dominated but hit the to take the lead with a pair of fours. The turn and river changed nothing and Rossitto doubled.

Soon after, Arkadiy Tsinis moved all in for 775,000 from the button and Javier Vallejo called in the big blind.

Tsinis:
Vallejo:

Tsinis had the bigger ace and never had to sweat on the all-low board for his double.

Here’s a look at the counts after the two big hands.

Seat 1: Ruben Javier Vallejo – 825,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Rossitto – 1,250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Stephan Nussrallah – 530,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Arkadiy Tsinis – 1,600,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Scott Dobbs – 2,835,000 (57 bb)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 352

Scott Dobbs opened to 100,000 from the hijack and picked up calls from Javier Vallejo in the cutoff and Michael Rossitto on the button.

The flop came , Dobbs bet 130,000, Vallejo folded, and Rossitto raised to 330,000. Dobbs three-bet all in for 825,000 and Rossitto called.

Dobbs:
Rossitto:

Dobbs flopped a set of six against Rossitto’s paired jack. The turn and river finished the board and Dobbs pulled a double.

Scott Dobbs – 1,950,000 (49 bb)
Michael Rossitto – 1,225,000 (31 bb)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 352

Michael Rossitto opened from under the gun and Michael Tait moved all in for about 525,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Rossitto called.

Rossitto:
Tait:

Tait was in great shape and stayed ahead on the flop. He needed to sweat Rossitto’s diamond draw, was safe on the turn but it got there on the river to send Tait out in sixth place.

Michael Rossitto – 2,150,000 (54 bb)
Michael Tait – Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,076)

$600 Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 352

Action folded to John Gorsuch in the cutoff and he moved all in for 220,000. Scott Dobbs raised from the small blind to get a quick fold from the big.

Dobbs:
Gorsuch:

Gorsuch ran into a monster and it got much worse when Dobbs flopped a set of kings on the board. The turn left Gorsuch drawing dead to the river and seventh place.

Scott Dobbs – 1,135,000 (38 bb)
John Gorsuch – Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,533)